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Document de presse | 2018.01.26
Olivier Schwartz appointed as Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur
Professor Olivier Schwartz has been appointed as Scientific Director of the Institut Pasteur on a proposal from the President, Professor Stewart Cole, and following a decision by the Institut Pasteur Board of Directors. He will take office on February 15, 2018. The Institut Pasteur is pleased to announce that Professor Olivier Schwartz has been appointed as its Scientific Director. This...
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News | 2019.01.28
Insecticide resistance genes affect vector competence for West Nile virus
In a context of overuse of insecticides, which leads to the selection of resistant mosquitoes, it is already known that this resistance to insecticides affects interactions between mosquitoes and the pathogens they transmit. Researchers from the Institut Pasteur (Paris) and its partners prove that mechanisms of insecticide resistance, observed in Culex quinquefasciatus vector, impact the...
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News | 2019.04.04
The 2019 "Prince Albert II of Monaco - Institut Pasteur" Prize is awarded to Joacim Rocklöv
During the Monaco Ocean Week*, on Thursday 28 March, His Serene Highness, the Sovereign Prince Albert II, in the presence of Professor Stewart Cole, Director General of the Institut Pasteur, awarded the "Prince Albert II of Monaco - Institut Pasteur" prize to Professor Joacim Rocklöv for his research work on climate-related arbovirus epidemics. Since 2012, this prize has been awarded to...
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News | 2019.06.04
At the Institut Pasteur, a new insectarium for arbovirus mosquito vectors
The Institut Pasteur in Paris has opened a vast new insectarium for rearing mosquitoes with the potential to transmit arboviruses – viruses transmitted between vertebrates via a bite from a hematophagous vector. By rearing large quantities of mosquitoes in controlled conditions at this new facility, scientists will be better equipped to tackle future challenges associated with emerging vector-...
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News | 2024.07.04
Instilling a passion for science: the Young Researchers program
The Young Researchers program, developed by the organization Arbre des Connaissances,* offers middle and high school students a unique introduction to research professions. Under the supervision of scientists, the students carry out a research project in the Institut Pasteur's laboratories over several months.Each student pair, composed of one student in the final year of middle school and one in...
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Article | 2019.05.21
Emerging infectious diseases
Ever since its very early days, the Institut Pasteur has been committed to tackling emerging infections, and its work has left an extraordinary legacy. Many emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, in which an animal pathogen has crossed the species barrier to cause disease in humans.
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News | 2017.02.01
Sign up for the upcoming Institut Pasteur MOOCs
As a leading biomedical research center in many fields of health, the Institut Pasteur also has an education center which contributes to the dissemination of scientific and medical knowledge. Some of the Education Center's course offerings are digital, including three MOOCs whose registration period is currently underway, on the topics of medical entomology, epidemiology and...
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Article | 2017.11.10
MOOC Microbes & Brain
Historically, microbes were considered as potential threats that could be harmful to us, in particular to our brain, considered for long as a privileged organ, particularly sensitive to infections and inflammation. However, our vision of the microbial world has evolved and we are now paying more and more attention to this world that is intimately living within us and may be beneficial for our...
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Article | 2018.03.28
ASIDE project: Surveillance and health alerts
In a context of increasing globalization of trade, the growth in international flows of travelers and goods fuels the spread of infectious diseases. The need for a global alert and response network for infectious diseases and public health emergencies of international concern led to the 2005 revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR). Coordinated by the Institut Pasteur, the...
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Portrait | 2018.09.04
Humans, animals and their environment, an investigation by Victor Narat
You have no doubt already heard about emerging viruses. The international media regularly informs us about viruses raging across the world, for instance Zika, Ebola and dengue. But where do they come from? Mosquitoes, bats, rodents and primates carry viruses, and when humans share an area with these species, they are exposed to various infectious risks. To shed light on this situation, known as...
